ThierryKarsenti

University of Montreal

Thierry Karsenti, M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. holds the Canada Research Chair on Technologies in Education. He is also a Full Professor at the University of Montreal. He is the director of CRIFPE (Research Center on Teachers and Teacher Education), which received the Canadian Education Association Whitworth

Biography

Thierry Karsenti, M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. holds the Canada Research Chair on Technologies in Education. He is also a Full Professor at the University of Montreal. He published many books and scientific articles on the use of technologies in education, on teacher education and on e-learning. Professor Karsenti’s research center, the CRIFPE (Research Center on Teachers and Teacher Education), received the Canadian Education Association Whitworth Award for Best Education Research Center in Canada from the Canadian Education Association. Pr Karsenti’s accomplishments for his work on technologies in education have received recognition at the Canadian and International levels. Furthermore, as part of his professional activities, Professor Karsenti also participates in various projects of international scope (UNESCO, OECD, European Community, etc.), thereby playing a key role in a vast international network in which the technologies are becoming a high priority in education.